Citizenship and Immigration Canada

I’ve been getting questions from my friends and family about how to migrate to Canada. Many of them want to migrate to Canada to have “a better life”.

First of all, when they ask me this question, I always ask back

“Are you sure you want to migrate to Canada?”

Then I will also ask

“Are you ready to live in Canada?”

Most of them think that life in Canada is great. They can get easy money. Blah… blah…. well, you know all those BS.

If they answer “yes” to those questions, then I’ll point them to CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) web site. Everything they need to know is available there, including requirements and application forms.
Just open your browser and read the information. My job is done.

Well… actually not yet.

After this point, they will realize that the immigration process is so long and complicated. Some of them will come back to me, “Is there an easier way to migrate to Canada?”, “Do you know any agents who can help me?” Oh boy… don’t they even read the link that I sent them?

There is, of course, no easier way to migrate to Canada. Well, they can come as refugees; but they won’t be able to come back to their home country. Agent or other immigration representatives will not help that much either. It is written in CIC web site:

You do not need to hire an immigration representative. It is up to you. The Government of Canada treats everyone equally, whether they use the services of a representative or not.

Come on people… Do some research… You won’t survive in Canada if you want everything to be “easy”.
Life is indeed “hard” in Canada (well, I guess everywhere is the same).